Paid Notice: Deaths
FIRESTONE, NATHANIEL

Published: November 18, 2007

FIRESTONE--Nathaniel, 81, of Fort Lee, NJ, on November 16, 2007. He is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Marina, daughter Louise, son John, their spouses Joseph Pizzurro and Sandra Miller, and grandchildren Katie, Claire, Andrew and Gregory. Known as ''Nat'' to colleagues, ''Nuti'' to friends and family, ''Nonno'' to his grandchildren, he was born in Czernowitz, Romania, escaped to Italy in 1945 and graduated from the University of Torino and Yale School of Architecture. He worked as an architect in New York and Houston and supervised Peace Corps volunteers in Tunisia from 1964-1966. He was proud of his professional and volunteer work for the University of Texas Health Science Center and his 35year-long loving restoration of the family cottage, ''The Ark.'' A memorial service is being planned. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, Holy Name Hospice, Teaneck, NJ, or the charity of your choice.